"sepiolite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sepiolites [plural]
Etymology: From Latin sepia (“cuttlefish”) + -lite, from its resemblance to cuttlebone. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|sepia||cuttlefish}} Latin sepia (“cuttlefish”), {{suffix|en||lite}} + -lite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sepiolite (countable and uncountable, plural sepiolites)
  1. (mineralogy) A hydrated magnesium silicate, clay mineral used for carving into decorative articles and smoking pipes. Wikipedia link: sepiolite Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Synonyms: meerschaum Translations (a clay mineral, the formal name of meerschaum): merenvaha (Finnish), sepioliitti (Finnish), sépiolite [feminine] (French), Sepiolith [masculine] (German), sepiolite [feminine] (Italian), сепиоли́т (sepiolít) [masculine] (Russian), sepiolita [feminine] (Spanish)

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